Schizaeaceae
Actinostachys
Last edited by Julie F. Barcelona & Pieter B. Pelser, 8 May 2026
- Actinostachys digitata (L.) Wall., Numer. List (1829) n. 1; ≡ Schizaea digitata (L.) Sw., Syn. Fil. (Swartz) (1806) 150; Copel., FFP 1 (1958) 32; ≡ Acrostichum digitatum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 1068. Distribution: Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indian Ocean, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Nicobar Isls, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Singapore, Solomon Isls, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. LUZON: Benguet, Bulacan, Camarines Norte, Ilocos Norte, Laguna, Rizal, Zambales, MINDANAO: Bukidnon (photos), Zamboanga del Norte (photos), MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, PANAY, SIBUYAN. Notes: 0-1200m. Native.
- Actinostachys inopinata (Selling) C.F.Reed, Bol. Soc. Brot., 2nd Sér. 21 (1948) 130; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 82; ≡ Schizaea inopinata Selling, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 40 (1946) 274; Copel., FFP 1 (1958) 32. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, New Guinea, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Sumatra. BOHOL, DINAGAT (photos), MINDANAO: Davao Oriental. Notes: 0-300m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
- Actinostachys minuta Amoroso & Coritico, PhytoKeys 151 (2020) 60; Type: Amoroso 11213 with Coritico (PNH, holo; BRIT, CMUH, iso), Mindanao: Davao Oriental, San Isidro, Mt Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, 10-Oct-2016. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. DINAGAT (photos), MINDANAO: Davao Oriental. Notes: 622m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Amoroso et al. 2020). DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
- Actinostachys simplex Amoroso & Coritico, Phytotaxa 508 (2021) 102; Type: Amoroso 20312 with Nobleza (PNH, holo; CMUH, iso), Mindanao: Davao Oriental, San Isidro, Mt Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary, 1-Feb-2021. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. DINAGAT (photos), MINDANAO: Davao Oriental. Notes: 115-455m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Amoroso et al. 2021). DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
Schizaea
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 8 May 2026
- Schizaea dichotoma (L.) Sm., Mém. Acad. Roy. Sci. (Turin) 5 (1793) 422; Copel., FFP 1 (1958) 32; Romeroso et al., J. Asia-Pacific biodiv. 17 (2024) 13; ≡ Acrostichum dichotomum L., Sp. Pl., 1st Ed. (1753) 1068. Distribution: Africa, Andaman Isls, Australia, Bangladesh, Bismarck Arch, Borneo, China, India, Indian Ocean, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Isls, Pacific Ocean, Philippines, Ryukyu Isls, Singapore, Solomon Isls, Sulawesi, Sumatra, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam. CAMIGUIN, CEBU, DINAGAT, HOMONHON, LEYTE, LUZON: Aurora (photos), Laguna, Quezon, Sorsogon, MINDANAO: Bukidnon (photos), Davao Oriental, Misamis Oriental (photos), Surigao, Zamboanga, MINDORO, NEGROS, PALAWAN, ROMBLON, SAMAR, SIBUYAN. Notes: 0-1000m. Native.
- Schizaea erecta Amoroso & Coritico, Phytotaxa 618 (2023) 267; Type: Amoroso with Coritico & Guiang 3003 (PNH, holo; BRIT, CMUH, iso), Dinagat: Tubajon, Paragua Forest, 30-Jan-2023. Distribution: Endemic to the Philippines. DINAGAT. Notes: 65m. Conservation status: Critically Endangered (Amoroso et al. 2023). DAO category: Critically Endangered. Native.
- Schizaea malaccana Baker, Syn. Fil. (Hooker & Baker), 1st Ed. (1868) 428; Coritico & Amoroso, Nature Conservation Research 5 (2020) 82. Distribution: Australia, Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Moluccas, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Isls. MINDANAO: Bukidnon, Davao Oriental, MINDORO, SIBUYAN. Notes: 100-2000m. DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
References
- Amoroso, VB, MS Acola, MMM Guiang, FM Acma, PW Fritsch & FP Coritico. 2023. A new species of grass fern, Schizaea erecta (Schizaeaceae), from Dinagat Island, Mindanao, Philippines. Phytotaxa 618: 265-273.
- Amoroso, VB, YLL Cariño, JC Nobleza & FP Coritico. 2021. A new species of Actinostachys (Schizaeaceae) from Mindanao, Philippines. Phytotaxa 508: 101-106.
- Barcelona, JF, B. Hernaez, & MG Price. 1996. Philippine Schizaea. Asia Life Sciences 5: 27-34
- Holttum, RE. 1959. Schizaeaceae. Flora Malesiana series 2, 1: 37-61